Electricity Concepts

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Circuit

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The path through which electricity can flow

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Current

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Rate of electric charge with respect to time as it moves through a circuit

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Ohm’s law

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Defines how voltage (potential difference) is calculated; V = IR

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Parallel circuit

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An electric circuit in which the devices are arranged on separate branches and charges have multiple paths to travel through

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Potential difference

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The difference in electric potential (voltage, EMF) between two points

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Power

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The rate at which work is done or energy is transformed

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Resistance

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Slows the flow of current in a wire

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Schematic

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A diagram, or graphical representation, of an electrical circuit in the form of pictures

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Series circuit

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An electric circuit in which the devices are arranged so that the charges must flow through each one

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Motor

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A machine that produces electrical current by moving a magnet within a stationary coil of wire